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-~ -u t A T~.Aptrcu1~anA Pgrn,~,.unuti, xc~r.îrnPr uni 141 Nn 4 Tuesdav. March 28.2000 36 Pages $1 .00 (GST included) Modest turnout for Flamborough merger meeting By IRENE GENTIE The Champion If regional council opts to say I do to east Flamborough tonight, Halton residents seem set to greet the new partnership with a yawn. That, at letat, is the indication after only a scant handful of residents iumed out for a public information aession at Regional Council Chambers Thursday night. It waa intended as an opinion-gathering forum on the issue of merging the east portion of the Town of Flamborough wîth Burlington, tuming it into a part of Halton. The few residents who attended the meeting seemed to have mild, but neigh- bourly, feelings toward its possible mate. Campbellville resident Bert Walton said he was willing to welcome Flamborough, basically hecause he hadn't found cause not 10. "There's no reason against it," he shrugged. But he'll be watching closely to see what Waierloo Region and Brani County, Flamborough's other potential partners, decîde. Curiousîty drove Oakville resîdent Lou * Comment.....6 Communhty....8 Datons.19-20 Sports....21-24 Classifrnsd.25-27 * Blwey * Cmshway Dr. Auna Fedomlewlcz* Business Dopote Dr. Green Landscaping* ~Soumcted armas aniy f "I gueis the peroeptiofl la that it's a peripheral issue." LUS SF11111 SpittaI out to the evening information ses sion. And what he heard didn t change hîs mmd about inviiing a portion of Flamborough into the Halton fold "I îhink is makes a lot of sente to do a that way," he said. "Waierdown is a logical extension of Burlingion." But he wasn'i surprised ai ihe meeting s lacklustre tumosit. se. FLAMBOROUGIi on page 9 iMan hurt in 'urban house fire A man was sent to hospital with amoke inhalation and bums 10 his leet afier bai- tling an early Saiurday morning blaze ai bis Hayward Cresceni home. The fire thai caused about $25000 damage started after an occupant of the home, the owner's son, put a pot of ou on the stove at aboul 3:30 a.m., said Don Stewart, chief fire prevention officer for ihe Milion Fire Depariment. The young man, who had jusi reiurned home [rom work, ihen feli asleep. Fire broke out in the kitchen, aciivating a car- bon monoxide detecior and alerting ihe mas 10 ihe blaze. The man's faiher, who awoke 10 bis son's cails, iried 10 put Oui ihe blaze with a fire extinguisher and then a garden hose. Firefighters arrived and he was taken to hospital. Three amoke alarms were report- edly in ihe home, but none were working. TIP 0F THE MONTH: Excessive shedding and dry flaky skin is often caused by deficiencies iii diet Feeding high quality pet foods, k. regular grooming and dietary supplementation wiIl often resuit lu improvement. JUST ASK OUR VETERINARIAN VAwesome! Major novice gomikeeper Adrian Eppinger (aboya and left) cale- bratas with teammata Jonathan Cragg aftar basting Owen Sound 4- 2 Sunday to ciinch the OMHA titi.. FrIday'a Champion for fuli Photos by GRAHAM PAINE include ibis advertlsement with your pets appoinimeni ~ ~ Bath you and your pot wiil appreciate il M ~ <~O5) 87848*